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  • Cyclone Gonu heading for Persian Gulf

    06/04/2007 9:34:34 AM PDT · by isawitonline · 9 replies · 949+ views
    StormVista.com ^ | isawitonline
    An extremely unusual occurrence looks to be taking place in parts of the Middle East, with a well-organized cyclone (hurricane) heading towards the Gulf of Oman. We looked back through the past 30years of reliable data, and could not find one single instance of a hurricane hitting that region. A couple of Tropical Storms steered well southwest and northeast of that region, but never directly impacted the Gulf of Oman. So this appears to be a historic event. The storm is Cyclone Gonu… as they are referred to as cyclones in the Indian Ocean. It is currently very strong, with...
  • Rare South Atlantic Tropical Cyclone Developing?

    02/23/2006 11:57:09 AM PST · by isawitonline · 6 replies · 385+ views
    Philadelphia Weather ^ | 2/23/2006 | Tom Thunstrom
    Off of the East Coast of South America satellite imagery is showing a potential tropical cyclone developing. The South Atlantic Ocean is the rarest place among the world's oceans, outside of the Arctic, for Tropical Cyclone development. There have been only three recorded tropical cyclones. In 1991, one formed off of the coast of Angola in April. In 2004, there were two. The first, in January, made landfall near Salvador, Brazil. The second, called Catalina, made landfall in the Catalina province of Brazil as a hurricane. Now, the Naval Research Labratory is tracking and monitoring this system shown above and...